Origin

Posted byJennifer PatinoPosted inpoetryTags:, , , , , , , , , ,




Origin

Just underneath the surface of my shame,
I can feel a pulse nibbling

Yes, life eats at me
Raw, difficult to digest

I am an anomaly in the process,
I am a diseased mark on my name

I sleep on shoulders for I
am a burden to endure

I am filled with boulders,
yet I stay afloat

The water is pure,
so it rejects me,

lukewarm & unsure,
I am spit out

from a mouth of venom,
& beneath a death shroud,

a premonition,
I become a free-spirited woman’s

product of prophecy,
& I spend my life

trying to shed her skin,
but her sin won’t leave me

(June, 2018)

Photo by Matias Dubini on Unsplash




Published by Jennifer Patino

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26 thoughts on “Origin”

  5. “but her skin won’t leave me” – triumph, presumably the same skin (‘surface’) under which you can feel the pulse at the beginning of the poem, suggesting a circularity to the poem beginning and ending with the skin which boundarys ‘you’ and the ‘you’ that outside lets you be (or maybe even a moebius-stripularity of the poem which displays the hu-womanility underneath despite the skin; as someone else commented above, a pulse reminiscent of ‘Ariel’

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  6. This is a very strong poem Jen! Each stanza is powerful on its own with clear imagery, and together they build in a satisfying way.

    I love the line break after :I become a free-spirited woman(‘s), followed by product of prophecy. I love how the lines twist the meaning there.

    The whole poem works well and it’s very affecting! Great work!

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